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...helped here but will it work elsewhere--say, Iraq? Some are skeptical that fostering civil society is the best way to bring down a tyrant, arguing that it is often effective only when combined with strong sanctions and, occasionally, force. Among the strongest critics of the U.S. program in Serbia was Vojislav Kostunica, who publicly scorned Western money as outside interference (though his coalition partners were big recipients). And using cash to embolden an opposition can be a tricky business, especially if it slips into support for covert action. Critics say the millions the U.S. has dumped on the troubled...
...past, Milosevic's opponents have usually defeated only themselves. An assortment of dissident parties won municipal elections in the winter of 1996-97 and mounted three months of daily street demonstrations to try to make their defiant ruler concede defeat. But the drive to topple the tyrant lost all steam when egocentric opposition leaders turned on one another, then squandered public trust by cutting personal deals with the regime. Kostunica will need to display uncommon skill and perseverance just to keep his argumentative alliance intact...
Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic may not yet bear the shattered visage of an Ozymandias, but his sneer of cold command has looked a lot less confident the past few days. The tyrant, who has ruled Yugoslavia for the last 13 years, perpetrating countless crimes against humanity, is in danger of being ousted from his seat of power. When Yugoslavia's citizens went to the polls two weeks ago, many were hopeful that Milosevic's rival, Vojislav Kostunica, would capture the majority of the country's vote. And all evidence pointed to Kostunica's electoral victory...
...past, Milosevic's opponents have usually defeated only themselves. An assortment of dissident parties won municipal elections in the winter of 1996-97 and mounted three months of daily street demonstrations to try to make their defiant ruler concede defeat. But the drive to topple the tyrant lost all steam when egocentric opposition leaders turned on one another, then squandered public trust by cutting personal deals with the regime. Kostunica will need to display uncommon skill and perseverance just to keep his argumentative alliance intact...
Here is an early core sample of the famous ruthlessness: when Bobby Kennedy was young, he took a friend out sailing off Hyannis on one of the family boats. The friend did not know how to sail. The wind died. Lunchtime approached. Old Joe Kennedy was a tyrant about punctuality. Bobby, who was worrying that they could not make it ashore in time, simply dove overboard and swam for home. His friend drifted and flapped about helplessly until rescued by a passing boat. Good thing it was a nice day. Bobby never apologized...